Genshin Imact distributor Cognosphere has been fined $20 million by the USA's FTC department for "Privacy Violations" and "Deceptive Loot Box Practices" and will no longer be allowed to sell random ...

Singapore-based Chinese video game developer Cognosphere, dba HoYoverse, known for “Genshin Impact,” a role-playing game involving collectible characters with unique fighting skills, has agreed to pay ...

Some of the allegations FTC put forward in their report included aggressively marketing the game to minors and obtaining ...

Genshin Impact maker Cognosphere – which conducts business as HoYoverse – has agreed to pay a $20 million fine to the Federal ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a $20 million fine on Cognosphere, the U.S. subsidiary of Chinese gaming ...

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The FTC penalized the Genshin Impact developer for misleading marketing around loot boxes and breaching child privacy laws.

Update: Cognosphere confirms it has reached a settlement with the FTC, plans new restrictions on Genshin Impact loot box ...

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Genshin Impact distributor Cognosphere has agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges made by the US Federal Trade ...

“Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little ...